The Books That Influenced Me in 2004

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little further down our particular path than we have yet got ourselves. - E. M. Forster

These are the books that I read this year (some aren't 2004 titles) that had the deepest influence on me - emphasis on me. And by influence I mean really made a lasting impact on widening my perception and streching my mind further. (Yeah, there's a lot below, but I also read a lot.)

Innovation: The Medici Effect, by Frans Johannson

Marketing: Beyond the Brand, by John Winsor

Business: Seven-Day Weekend, by Ricardo Semler

Overall (to be read over and over): The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle

Business Book I Wanna Be When I Grow Up: The Art of Possibility, by Benjamin and Rosamund Stone Zander

Change Agent: Boomeritis, by Ken Wilber

Spiritual: Finger Pointing to the Moon, by Osho

Honorable mentions: Overachievement, Ageless Marketing, The Origin of Brands, The Power of Impossible Thinking, Awareness

Books still on my nightstand and wish I'd gotten to in 2004: Fierce Conversations, The Marketing Playbook, too many to list!

Comments

[Jim McGee]

Your link for The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle goes to the wrong book.